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Cinco de Mayo. A day to celebrate Mexico’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, with most excellent margaritas. And of course music. ¡Disfruta!
“Sones de Mariachi” by Blas Galindo
“Xochipilli” by Carlos Chávez, composed for MoMA to showcase pre-Columbian Aztec instruments
Segovia plays “Sonata Mexicana” by Manuel Ponce
“The Night of the Mayas” by Silvestre Revueltas
An encore by Revueltas, “Ocho por radio”
“Huapango” by José Pablo Moncayo
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